Posted on 09/15/2005 8:18:19 PM PDT by CitizenM
Breaking News from NewsMax.com
Kathleen Blanco: I Should Have Called the Military
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco's abrupt decision Wednesday night to take responsibility for her state's inadequate response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster followed an inadvertent confession that was caught on camera where Blanco admitted she blew it.
"I really should have called for the military," Blanco said, while chatting with her press secretary in between TV interviews. "I really should have started that in the first call."
Unbeknownst to Blanco, her bombshell acknowledgment was recorded on a network satellite feed, and by Tuesday the clip was getting wide exposure in Louisiana news broadcasts.
In the early days of the Katrina crisis, disaster management experts repeatedly blamed the failure to send in the National Guard for the city's descent into chaos.
Most observers blamed the White House for the blunder - a misconception that was thoroughly dispelled by the governor's inadvertent confession.
Some say Blanco's blooper was responsible for the abrupt change of tone in her speech Wednesday night to the Louisiana legislature.
Where earlier she and her aides had openly blamed the Bush administration for bungling Katrina rescue efforts, Blanco announced: "The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility."
Just as surprising were Blanco's words of praise for the White House: "I want the people of Louisiana to know that we have a friend and a partner in President George W. Bush. I thank you, Mr. President."
Proud to Call President George W. Bush my Friend! :-) He makes a good one!
Bush has handled this extremely well. We are lucky to have him. Looks like we drained all the luck right out of Louisiana.
Bush said he would take the blame for every thing the federal goverment did wrong. He did not appologize and did not detail any mistakes because there were none.
Or at least that is my opinion
In a perfect world, it would turn out that way. The MSM has the story written before the hearings.
You are probably right on that one!
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Now, That, is a very good point no one has made. Hope it gets repeated, and repeated. Though I won't hold my breath either. Sigh
Bush said exactly what I stated: ", I take responsibility," He did not "accept blame." The words responsibility and blame are very different. This is lost on the mainstream media also.
bttt
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